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About Fourth Tech

Practitioner-led, by design.

Fourth Tech exists to take people from complete beginner to industry-ready in Cybersecurity, AI, and Cloud Computing. We teach the work, not just the words.

Workforce development

Fourth Tech builds the Cybersecurity, AI, and Cloud Computing workforce, taking people from beginner to job-ready. We are a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so our mission, not profit, drives every program.

Job-ready by design

Every program maps to a named, in-demand role, not just a certificate.

Taught by practitioners

Built from real consulting and compliance work, the way the job is done.

Cyber (GRC) · AI · Cloud

Practical education across the fields that protect organizations.

Accessible & hands-on

Real artifacts, labs, and a portfolio that prepare you for real roles.

Our mission

Close the gap between learning it and doing it.

Too much training stops at theory. We built Fourth Tech around the real artifacts and decisions of the job, so learners finish able to step into a role with confidence, and organizations build teams that genuinely reduce risk.

What makes us different

Why Fourth Tech works.

Hands-on & real

Learners work risk registers, control matrices, SOC 2 reports and audit evidence, not slideware.

Practitioner-led

Taught from live consulting and compliance work, the way the job is actually done.

Outcome-focused

Every program maps to a named, in-demand role across the US, UK, Canada and EU.

Cyber, AI & Cloud

From security foundations to AI and the cloud: skills that compound as the field shifts.

Who teaches you

Taught by certified, working practitioners.

Fourth Tech is taught and guided by a team of active Cybersecurity, GRC, and AI professionals: senior consultants, engineers, and instructors who do this work for real organizations every day. You learn the job the way it's actually done.

Working practitioners, not slide-readers

Your instructors are active Cybersecurity, GRC, and AI professionals. They build, advise, and implement for real organizations, and that work flows straight into your training.

Certified professionals

The team holds recognized industry certifications across Cybersecurity, governance, risk, and audit, the credentials employers actually look for.

Real consulting & enterprise experience

Backgrounds spanning security consulting, privacy engineering, AI risk, and compliance, with the frameworks and judgment calls that only come from doing the job.

Educators & industry speakers

Beyond the classroom, our team teaches, mentors, and speaks at industry events, including The Connected Future Conference.

Certifications across our team
CISMCISACompTIA Security+ISO 27001 Lead ImplementerISO 27001 Lead AuditorCertified CMMC Professional (CCP)Certified CMMC Assessor (CCA)AWS Solutions ArchitectPMPScrum Master
50
Certification programs
9
Career paths
8
Frameworks covered
4
Markets · US·UK·CA·EU
Our impact

The outcomes that actually matter.

1,500+
Learners trained
400
Career transitions
100
Promotions reported
220
Certifications earned

Alumni working across Government, Healthcare, Finance & Consulting.

Figures reported by Fourth Tech learners and alumni over 5+ years.

Where our learners go

Real Roles, Real Markets.

Our programs prepare people for named, in-demand titles across major markets.

GRC AnalystIT Compliance AnalystSOC 2 AssociateISO 27001 AssociateThird-Party Risk AnalystISSOAI Governance AnalystIT Auditor
What we believe

Built on faith, run with integrity.

Fourth Tech is founded on a faith in Jesus Christ, and the conviction that work done with honesty, excellence, and genuine care for people honors Him. In practice that means straight answers, fair pricing, and training that actually prepares you for the job. Whatever your background or beliefs, you are welcome here and you will be treated with respect.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Philippians 4:13

Join us

Start where you are. Finish ready.

Begin with a free masterclass, follow a career path, or bring Fourth Tech in-house for your team.